Looks amazing! Nice job on the UDH dropout, very clean and minimal.
Why did you choose machining the dropouts vs printing?
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Thanks!
It’s 50/50 split between cost and my personal aesthetic preferences. These numbers are for Titanium: The machined UDH dropout is ~$80/pair, the printed flatmount adapter is ~$150. So in total, $230 for a dropout, flatmount system. A 3D printed pair of dropouts and flatmount costs ~$400-500. It probably saves 2-3hrs of time…
From a subjective aesthetic standpoint, I like the way hooded dropouts look. I even make the printed dropouts look hooded:
All the 3D printed UDH dropouts start looking the same…
From a technical perspective, a printed dropout can get you a much narrower rear end than a UDH dropout.
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I agree the machined dropouts have nice clean aesthetic.
Those costs definitely affirm reluctance to experiment with titanium!
Looking good @Daniel_Y ! Just throwing it out there, but if you ever need some Ti64 stuff it’s usually not a problem to get something on a machine relatively quick (1-2 weeks). As long as it’s not huge I’m happy to print stuff for free for bikes! Ideally, I can share it on socials (instagram/linkedIN) but also not necessary for everything. Same goes for everyone interested if the part is ready for printing!
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Yeah they are neat. Im not a big fan of hooded drop outs but those are tidy and compact.
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